Cornish Pirates

JIM McKay's Cornish Pirates will kick-off their new season with an away trip to newly-promoted Doncaster on Saturday, September 3.

The ambitious Yorkshire outfit, who are coached by one-time Pirates target Pieter Muller, secured the National Two title last season winning 23 of their 26 league games.

Like McKay, South African international Muller has enjoyed a busy summer of recruitment, including landing former Pirates pair Ryan Peacey and Duncan Murray to his ranks.

They are two of 12 newcomers Doncaster have made ahead of their first-ever season in National One. Other new faces include Jon Benson, Glen Kenworthy and Michael Wood (all from Rotherham), Llyr Lane (Coventry), Joe Van De Berg (Nottingham) and Luke Nabaro from Bristol.

McKay himself has been adding a host of new players to his squad, Duncan Roke, Joe Beardshaw, Richard Welding, Shaun James, Paul Jones and Dan Parkes are all new arrivals in the Duchy.